Employment. Use the left-hand column for dates

Create two columns

Use the left-hand column for dates.

For start and end dates, use either full years (eg 1998-2000) or the first three letters of the month followed by the last two digits of the year (eg Jun 98-Sep 00).

In the right-hand column, provide information about each of your job roles.

Start by writing the name of the company (in bold) and its location.

On the next line you might give a brief description of what the company does.

You might give a title for your job (and perhaps a department name) on another line (highlighting this in bold italics).

You should list your main responsibilities and achievements within each role (perhaps using bullet points).

List the most recent jobs first.

Give more detail for recent jobs.

Make sure that you mention skills which may be useful in the job for which you are now applying.

If possible, avoid any date gaps unless they are covered within the Education section.

Don't mention how much you were paid.

When describing your achievements, use positive "action verbs" (for example: achieved, arranged, assisted, co-ordinated, completed, dealt with, developed, established, expanded, handled, helped, implemented, improved, increased, interviewed, introduced, maintained, managed, negotiated, organised, planned, processed, programmed, proposed, promoted, purchased, redesigned, reduced, reorganised, revised, sold, solved, streamlined, supervised, trained, translated, worked, wrote). You should not use the word "I" on your CV; this is understood. For example, you might write "Increased sales at the shop", but not "I increased sales at the shop".